Chapter Summaries

The auction presented a Seventy-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, but Huo Yuhao declined to buy it despite Xu Jiujiu’s offer of Star Luo Empire funding. After Jin Qiuer revealed that Huo Yuhao already owned a left arm bone, Ling Luochen saw a chance to bid, and Ma Xiaotao confirmed Shrek Academy would cover the cost as the auction began.

• Meng Hongchen asked Xiao Hongchen for the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, and Ma Lao secured the black-robed expert’s permission to bid if the price was suitable.
• Xu Jiujiu offered to have the Star Luo Empire fund the Soul Bone for Huo Yuhao, but he said he did not need it and suspected the offer was meant to create an obligation.
• Jin Qiuer revealed that Huo Yuhao had already obtained a left arm bone and told Wang Dong that he had taken the Golden Light Left Arm Bone Wang Dong once wanted.
• Xu Jiujiu suggested Huo Yuhao could keep the Soul Bone for his descendants, but he rejected the idea, giving Ling Luochen hope that she could bid for it.
• Ma Xiaotao told Ling Luochen and Wei Na that Shrek Academy would pay for the Soul Bone, and the auction began as Huo Yuhao watched warily.

Huo Yuhao watched Shrek Academy win the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone auction after encouraging Ling Luochen to keep bidding. The final auction item was revealed to be a rare poison-type immortal herb, and everyone turned to Huo Yuhao as the only Poison Attribute soul master.

• Huo Yuhao stayed silent about the danger of absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and considered how its effects could drive the Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy apart.
• Ling Luochen raised Shrek Academy's bid to eighteen million Gold Soul Coins after Huo Yuhao, Ma Xiaotao, and the others encouraged her.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy stopped bidding, and Shrek Academy won the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone for Ling Luochen.
• Zi Jin revealed the final auction item, the Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolutes Immortal Herb, and said it could greatly improve a Poison Attribute soul master's talent.
• Everyone looked to Huo Yuhao as the only Poison Attribute soul master, while he feared the unfamiliar herb might be meant for him.

Huo Yuhao prepared to bid on the Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolutes Immortal Herb after Xuan Zi insisted Shrek Academy pursue it. The auction house explained that only someone acknowledged by the herb could safely use it, and Meng Hongchen began the first test at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s box.

• Huo Yuhao concealed his doubts about the herb while Xuan Zi urged him to bid for it on Shrek Academy’s behalf.
• Zi Jin explained that the herb’s nine poisonous leaves could transform a Poison Attribute into Ultimate Poison, but would kill anyone it did not acknowledge.
• The auction house arranged for each VIP box to test whether the herb would acknowledge one of its occupants before bidding began.
• Xuan Zi told Huo Yuhao that Shrek Academy would bid even if he failed the acknowledgment test.
• At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s box, Xiao Hongchen cleared space for Meng Hongchen, who prepared to infuse the flowerpot with her Poison Attribute Soul Power.

Meng Hongchen bonded with the Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolutes Immortal Herb, but Shattered Star Douluo said it would still be auctioned and could bond with others. Huo Yuhao detected a hidden mark in the herb and decided to use Meng Hongchen as a possible intermediary to remove its dangers.

• Meng Hongchen connected with the Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolutes Immortal Herb, prompting the Sun Moon Empire representatives to demand it.
• Shattered Star Douluo took the herb back for auction and explained that its bond was not exclusive, leaving Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen upset.
• Huo Yuhao learned what had happened and decided to visit Sunset Forest after the Soul Master Competition.
• Xu Jiujiu told Shrek Academy that Meng Hongchen had bonded with the herb, then asked them to keep the news secret.
• Huo Yuhao bonded with the herb and detected a hidden mark, concluding it was bait that could be used if its dangers were removed.
• Huo Yuhao proposed using Meng Hongchen as a transfer station and auxiliary tools to eliminate the herb's hidden dangers.

Huo Yuhao won the Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolutes Immortal Herb for Shrek Academy with a bid of two hundred million Gold Soul Coins, outlasting the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Xuan Zi took the herb and the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone back to Shrek Academy, while the defeated Sun Moon team and other forces prepared to act.

• Huo Yuhao and the black-robed Sun Moon expert raised their bids for the immortal herb, while Lang Ya and Yu Tao tried to gather information about the bidders.
• Huo Yuhao bid two hundred million Gold Soul Coins, forcing the black-robed expert to stop; Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen recovered their resolve and vowed to surpass the winner without the herb.
• The black-robed expert encouraged the Sun Moon team, then sent Ma Lao to take them back to the hotel and keep them safe while he left on an undisclosed errand.
• The Auction House delivered the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolutes Immortal Herb to Shrek Academy, and Xuan Zi took both items for safekeeping.
• Xuan Zi entrusted the team to Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao, then flew toward Shrek Academy as Huo Yuhao hoped something would happen to him.

Xuan Zi was ambushed outside Star Luo City while carrying the immortal herb, and a fierce battle left the area devastated, though its outcome remained unknown. The next morning, Huo Yuhao led Shrek Academy into the round of sixteen against Zhengtian Academy, whose captain Ye Wuqing prepared to challenge him.

• Xuan Zi was ambushed by masked attackers seeking the immortal herb and fought back with a Meteor Shower, but the battle’s outcome remained unknown.
• Soldiers found no bodies at the battle site the next morning, only a vast irregular depression in the terrain.
• Huo Yuhao and the Shrek Academy team headed to Star Luo Plaza, where they learned they would face Zhengtian Academy in the round of sixteen.
• Huo Yuhao considered using his free time to absorb Tu Xijun’s phoenix qi, while the other teams watched the approaching match and gathered intelligence.
• Shrek Academy and Zhengtian Academy fielded their lineups, and Ye Wuqing focused on Huo Yuhao as the battle was about to begin.

Jin Qiuer led Shrek Academy to defeat Zhengtian Academy in the team match, overpowering its fighters with her Golden Dragon Spear and martial soul suppression. After Yu Mengdi was caught by Huo Yuhao, Zhengtian Academy forfeited the individual round, leaving Jin Qiuer unable to take on seven opponents in a row.

• Jin Qiuer charged at the start of the match and sent Ye Wuqing flying, disrupting Zhengtian Academy's formation.
• Ye Wuqing discovered that Jin Qiuer's Golden Dragon martial soul suppressed his Golden Leaf martial soul.
• Jin Qiuer struck Yu Mengdi before she could release her fifth soul skill, and Huo Yuhao caught her as she fell.
• Jin Qiuer and her teammates overwhelmed Zhengtian Academy, which lost the team match.
• Yu Mengdi kept looking back at Huo Yuhao as Zhengtian Academy left the stage, while Jin Qiuer prepared for the individual round.
• Zhengtian Academy forfeited the individual round, disappointing Jin Qiuer.

After Shrek Academy won its match and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated Nuohua Academy, Huo Yuhao met Tu Xijun, who wanted to understand the strange sensation she had felt during their previous fight. By morning, Tu Xijun had discovered that her Martial Soul was compatible with Huo Yuhao's in a way that boosted her cultivation, and she decided to pursue him and abandon her ambitions of entering the palace.

• Shrek Academy quickly defeated Zhengtian Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy beat Nuohua Academy in another match.
• Huo Yuhao planned to ambush Nuohua Academy, but Tu Xijun intercepted him in Star Luo City and invited him to a private hotel room as Taylor kept watch outside.
• Tu Xijun asked what power Huo Yuhao had used in their match, explaining that it had given her an unprecedented sense of pleasure and that she wanted to understand her Mutated Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao pretended to know nothing, then secretly drugged Tu Xijun as she tried to sense his Soul Power, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Tu Xijun told Taylor that her Martial Soul had chosen Huo Yuhao, that their soul-level compatibility had helped her break through, and that she would give up entering the palace and make Huo Yuhao hers.

Huo Yuhao reflected on his exploitative dual-cultivation of Tu Xijun before Shrek Academy faced the Douling Battle Team in the quarterfinals. The match began with Jin Qiuer charging through the opponents’ defenses, only to take a bamboo strike to the forehead without falling.

• Huo Yuhao considered Tu Xijun’s cultivation gains and the Phoenix Qi he had harvested, then looked forward to developing the Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus further.
• Shrek Academy drew the powerful Douling Battle Team for the quarterfinals, while Huo Yuhao assessed its members as potential sources of talent and resources.
• Jin Qiuer taunted the Douling Battle Team before the match, but they kept their formation defensive to guard against Huo Yuhao’s advance.
• Jin Qiuer charged with Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong, and her Golden Dragon Spear pierced Qing Feng’s earthen wall.
• Gu Zhu Jian struck Jin Qiuer on the forehead with his Purple Radiance Bamboo, but she remained standing, leaving both of them stunned.

Jin Qiuer revealed her Ultimate Power attribute and fought the Douling Academy team, while Shrek's reserves gradually fell behind. Xu San Shi swapped himself onto the stage to protect Jiang Nannan, ending the chapter with his dramatic declaration confusing his teammates.

• Jin Qiuer used three soul skills, narrowly missed Gu Zhu Jian with a powerful punch, and revealed that her Golden Dragon martial soul had the Ultimate Power attribute.
• Qian Yuan and Chi Hengyu joined Gu Zhu Jian against Jin Qiuer as the battle spread across the stage, with Huo Yuhao holding back and Xiao Feng's control abilities hindering Shrek.
• Han Linger knocked Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao off the stage, and Huang Jinxu sent them for treatment.
• Han Linger grabbed Jiang Nannan by the throat, so Wei Na conceded for them and Han Linger released Jiang Nannan.
• Xu San Shi used Profound Netherworld Shift to swap places with Jiang Nannan, then declared that Han Linger would have to step over his corpse to hurt her.

Huo Yuhao entered the battle after Jin Qiuer was defeated and swiftly stopped the Douling Battle Team from unleashing its combined Soul Tool. He left the opposing team unconscious beneath a sea of Blood Roses as Shrek Academy’s victory came within reach.

• Huang Jinxu sent Jiang Nannan, Wei Na, and Xu San Shi off the field, and Ma Xiaotao silenced Xu San Shi before he could open his Xuanwu Bloodline.
• Gu Zhu Jian struck Jin Qiuer down after she had been worn down by the Douling Battle Team’s countering tactics, and Huo Yuhao caught her before she fell.
• Huo Yuhao comforted Jin Qiuer and replenished her Soul Power, while she left the arena and warned him not to lose.
• Huo Yuhao saw through his Evil Eyes gaze that the Douling Battle Team was assembling a large Soul Tool beneath the Mystic Pearl’s concealment.
• Huo Yuhao spread Ultimate Ice and Blood Roses across the arena, draining the team’s Soul Power and freezing its members before they could activate their combined Soul Tool.
• Huo Yuhao walked past the unconscious Douling Battle Team and placed a rose over Gu Zhu Jian’s face.

After Shrek Academy defeated the Douling Battle Team, Huo Yuhao entered enlightenment and clarified his path toward gathering faith and achieving godhood. That night, Jin Qiuer came to his room and asked him to aid her cultivation.

• Huo Yuhao drew Fortune from the cheering crowd and resolved to combine faith gathering with the Incense God Path.
• Huo Yuhao made a vow to deliver all beings, entered sudden enlightenment, and advanced his realm while his Visualization beasts and Ghost Banner Martial Soul grew stronger.
• The Douling Battle Team's members recovered from exhaustion, and Huo Yuhao withdrew his Blood Roses and absorbed Gu Zhu Jian's Dragon Qi into the Visualization White Tiger.
• Referee Huang Jinxu recognized Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice attribute and considered reporting Shrek Academy's strength to Xu Jiawei.
• Jin Qiuer stayed silent after Shrek Academy's victory, then entered Huo Yuhao's room at midnight and asked him to aid her cultivation.

Huo Yuhao and Jin Qiuer agreed to cultivate together and test their Martial Soul Fusion Skill after Jin Qiuer sought greater strength. When Huo Yuhao sensed that Tang’s scheme was draining his Fortune, he risked proceeding, and their fusion produced a powerful golden-haired warrior.

• Jin Qiuer visited Huo Yuhao at night and asked him to help her cultivate through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Yuhao agreed, and the two joined palms and found their Soul Power circulated twice as fast together.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that Jin Qiuer was drawing away his Fortune through a scheme left by God King Tang and called on Electrolux for help.
• Huo Yuhao summoned his Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul, and Jin Qiuer’s Golden Dragon Martial Soul responded as their powers fused.
• Huo Yuhao and Jin Qiuer vanished into the fusion and became a blue-golden-haired warrior wielding the Golden Dragon Spear.

Huo Yuhao and Electrolux extracted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul from Jin Qiuer and placed it in Huo Yuhao’s Ghost Banner Martial Soul. The soul’s Fate Power split between the Ghost Banner and Tang Wutong’s remnant soul, which gained a stronger hold on Jin Qiuer’s body.

• Jin Qiuer and Huo Yuhao completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, unleashing powerful Ultimate Power and Ultimate Ice.
• Huo Yuhao and Electrolux discovered that Tang Wutong’s remnant soul was consuming the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul and planned to seize control of Jin Qiuer’s body.
• Huo Yuhao changed their target, and Electrolux began extracting the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul while Huo Yuhao and his other spirits protected the operation.
• Electrolux and Huo Yuhao successfully placed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul in Huo Yuhao’s Ghost Banner Martial Soul without disturbing God King Tang’s hidden measures.
• The Emperor Auspicious Beast’s Fate Power split between the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul and Tang Wutong’s remnant soul, strengthening the remnant soul’s hold on Jin Qiuer and changing her Fate Configuration.

Huo Yuhao absorbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul into his Ghost Banner Martial Soul and gained its Fortune, transforming several of his Fate Configurations. He left the chapter drawing Fortune from the Star Luo Empire as thunder struck around him.

• Huo Yuhao examined Jin Qiuer’s changed Fate Configurations after the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul was removed, then ended their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Yuhao carried the unconscious Jin Qiuer to Ma Xiaotao, Wei Na, and Ling Luochen, and later had the women wash her and return her to her room.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s soul as the Ghost Banner Martial Soul’s Fourth Soul Ring, receiving its Fate Power and Fortune.
• Huo Yuhao’s Fate Configurations changed, and his Fortune began draining from the Star Luo Empire.
• Thunder shattered Huo Yuhao’s window as Xu Jiawei woke in a violent rage, while Huo Yuhao laughed and declared himself Heavenly Mandate.

Huo Yuhao revealed that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had become his soul ring and forced her to accept joining his family. The chapter ended after she showed she could change into Jin Qiuer, with a Golden Dragon Martial Soul and Ultimate Power.

• Huo Yuhao woke the sleeping Three-Eyed Golden Lion and used a command to make her obey him.
• Huo Yuhao showed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion how he had turned her into a soul ring and introduced her to the other spirits in his soul ring space.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion angrily refused to submit, but Huo Yuhao beat her into agreeing to follow him in exchange for food, drink, and help growing stronger.
• Huo Yuhao explained that he hoped the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could improve his fortune and help him target the Ferocious Beasts, while he considered the Silver Dragon King a potential main soul.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion transformed into Jin Qiuer, revealing a Golden Dragon Martial Soul and Ultimate Power, as Huo Yuhao left the soul ring space before dawn.

After using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Jin Qiuer woke with diminished Fate Power and confused memories of Huo Yuhao, then noticed his Fate Power had grown. At breakfast, a joke about her and Wang Dong becoming sworn siblings unsettled them and sent Xiao Xiao fleeing in embarrassment.

• Jin Qiuer woke with a sore butt, discovered her Fate Power had weakened, and recalled using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Yuhao before losing consciousness.
• Jin Qiuer dismissed her intimate memories of Huo Yuhao and others as a dream, then noticed Huo Yuhao had gained even more Fate Power than she had.
• Jin Qiuer joined the others for breakfast and saw Huo Yuhao chatting closely with Wei Na, while Huo Yuhao noticed Jin Qiuer had become colder and more aloof.
• Jiang Nannan suggested Wang Dong and Jin Qiuer become sworn siblings, prompting Xiao Xiao to object in embarrassment and retreat to her room.
• Xu San Shi hinted that Tang San and Xiao Wu had become husband and wife, and Wang Dong thought of other awkward sibling relationships from the past.

The four remaining teams gathered for the semifinals as Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei arrived to watch. Huo Yuhao represented Shrek Academy in the lot drawing and stunned the other captains by catching a ball at astonishing speed.

• The Shrek Academy Battle Team, Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy Team, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team, and Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy Team remained in the semifinals, while Di'ao Academy and Douling Academy had been eliminated.
• Jin Qiuer arrived eager to fight, and Ling Luochen returned after recovering enough to compete.
• Xu Jiawei arrived with four Titled Douluo guards, addressed the crowd, and delayed the start of the match.
• Huo Yuhao went to draw lots in place of captain Ma Xiaotao and faced captains Xu Jiujiu, Ma Rulong, and Quan Dong.
• Huo Yuhao announced he had drawn number one, and Huang Jinxu told Xu Jiujiu that Huo Yuhao's speed rivaled that of an Agility Attack System Soul Saint.

Huo Yuhao and Jin Qiuer faced the Star Luo Academy Team after the tournament draw, and Huo Yuhao anticipated the Star Luo side’s costly defenses. The Shrek team’s match began with Jin Qiuer’s plan, but it ended on the revelation that she and Huo Yuhao could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• The tournament draw paired Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy with Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy with Star Luo Academy.
• Xu Jiujiu led six Soul Kings onto the stage for Star Luo, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu remained in reserve.
• Jin Qiuer ordered Shrek’s other fighters to fall back, leaving only herself and Huo Yuhao at the front.
• Huo Yuhao anticipated Xu Jiujiu’s Absolute Defense Barrier and Nine Transformations Soul Conversion Ritual, but remained confident he could overcome them.
• Jin Qiuer asked Huo Yuhao to lend her his power, and they summoned their Golden Dragon and mutant Frost Centipede martial souls to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, shocking the audience and Xu Jiawei.

Huo Yuhao and Jin Qiuer’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill overwhelmed the Star Luo Battle Team with a devastating Golden Dragon Spear strike. Huang Jinxu rescued both teams from the attack’s aftermath, and Shrek Academy won the first semifinal team battle.

• Jin Qiuer emerged from the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with immense power and challenged Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu tried to activate Star’s Protection as Jin Qiuer charged the Golden Dragon Spear, but the Star Luo Battle Team could not withstand the pressure.
• Jin Qiuer hurled the spear with her Golden Dragon Roar, destroying and freezing much of the arena.
• Huang Jinxu rescued Xu Jiujiu and the Star Luo Battle Team, then shielded them and the Shrek Academy members from the blast’s aftermath.
• Huang Jinxu announced Shrek Academy Battle Team as the winner of the first semifinal team battle.